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Dolphins Give Hope to Special-needs Kids

Dogs help with autistic children and so do dolphins!

Dolphin-assisted therapy could be great news for families who have children living with cerebral palsy, autism, brain damage, ADHD and Down syndrome. Therapy done in water with the aid of dolphins appears to produce dramatic positive results for children with these disabilities, according to research conducted by Dr. David Nathanson Ph. D.

He found that two weeks dolphin-assisted therapy was compared to the effectiveness of six month conventional physical and speech-language therapy!

When Irish Eyes are Smiling!

Luck of the Irish to you!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all the Irish folk in our readership, those who wish they were Irish and all pet owners who have Irish-bred dogs as family pets… those incredible pets include the Irish Wolfhound, Irish Red and White Setter, Irish Red Setter, Irish Water Spaniel, Kerry Beagle, Irish [...]

Pooped Out Exercising Your Pooch?

Billed as “The Automatic Fetch Machine!, this tennis ball launcher works for small or large dogs and can be set to launch in 7 to 15 second intervals and also has adjustable launch length. This great new product called GoDogGo was recently featured on the television program “I Want That” and is available from the makers at BuyGoDogGo.

Chloe is Winner of One-in-a-Million Dog Photo Contest

This bounding Black Lab puppy named Chloe has new celebrity status since she has been chosen as the winner of the first annual One-in-a-Million Dog Photo Contest which ended on August 15th, 2008.

Chloe won $100.00 USD for her very happy pet parent, while Chloe herself will be feaured in the 2009 Million Dollar PetPix calendar.

For a list of all the winners in this fun dog photo contest, please visit the Winner’s Circle at MillionDollarPetPix.com

Dog Photo Contest Kudos!

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